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Minimum 40 L/ac (100 L/ha). Use larger water volumes (up to 120 L/ac) for weeds at the upper limit of their recommended stage for treatment.

Spray Pressure

Minimum 275 kPa. Use higher pressure (use up to 425 kPa) for weeds at the upper limit of their recommended stage for treatment.

Note

Use a minimum of 80 L/ac if crop canopy or heavy weed population interferes with thorough spray coverage, or under cool temperature.

When to Apply

Although the time of application should primarily relate to the stage of weed growth, the crop must also be in a tolerant stage as shown below.

The information on usual crop stage for optimum weed control may also serve as a guide to spray timing.

Crop Application Timing

Crop

Tolerance Stage

Usual stage of crop for optimum weed control

Beans (dry) including white beans and kidney beans

Tolerant after 1st trifoliate leaf has fully expanded.

1 - 3 trifoliate leaves

Corn (grain, silage, sweet and seed)

Tolerant at any growth stage

1 - 5 leaf stage

Faba beans

Tolerant after 2 or 3 leaf stage or crop is 10 cm high

Soon after 3 leaf stage

Flax (excluding low linolenic acid varieties)

Tolerant when crop is 5 cm or higher

Soon after crop reaches 5 cm

Peas (field and processing)

Tolerant after 3 nodes are present

Soon after 3 pairs of leaves form

Soybeans

Tolerant at any growth stage

Unifoliate to two expanded trifoliate leaves usually 18 - 28 days after planting

Weed Application Timing at 0.9 L/ac

Weed species controlled

Maximum leaf stage

Bird rape*

6-leaf

Buttercup

6-leaf

Chickweed (common)

1 - 3 weeks after emergence

Cleavers

1 - 3 whorls

Cocklebur

10-leaf

Corn spurry

10 cm

Flower-of-an-hour

10-leaf

Galinsoga (hairy)

6-leaf

Groundsel (common)*

10 cm

Jimsonweed

10-leaf

Lady's-thumb (smartweed)

10-leaf

Lamb's-quarters*

8-leaf

Low cudweed

6-leaf

Mustard (wild)

10-leaf

Nightshade (hairy)

6-leaf

Purslane

6-leaf

Radish (wild)

6-leaf

Ragweed (common)*

6-leaf

Ragweed (giant)

4-leaf

Redroot pigweed* (suppression only)

4-leaf

Shepherd's-purse

6-leaf

Stinkweed

6-leaf

Thistle (Russian)(suppression only)

4-leaf

Velvetleaf**

6-leaf

*Triazine resistant strains of these weeds are controlled by Basagran Forté. **Basagran Forté will defoliate velvetleaf 4 leaf or larger, but regrowth may occur.

Weed Application Timing at 0.7 L/ac

Weed species controlled

Maximum leaf stage

Bird rape*

6-leaf

Cocklebur

6-leaf

Flower-of-an-hour

6-leaf

Lady's-thumb (smartweed)

6-leaf

Mustard (wild)

6-leaf

Shepherd's-purse

6-leaf

Stinkweed

6-leaf

Velvetleaf**

4-leaf

+Bindweed (field )*** (suppression only)

6 cm

+Thistle (Canada )

20 cm

+Yellow nutsedge

20 cm

*Triazine resistant strains of these weeds are controlled by Basagran Forté. **Basagran Forté will defoliate velvetleaf 4 leaf or larger, but regrowth may occur. ***Treat field bindweed before it is dark green and has begun to trail. +For perennial weeds, repeat application 7 - 15 days after first treatment (if necessary).

How Much to Apply

Basagran Forté is available in cases of two 10-litre jugs or bulk, depending on individual requirements.

Fill the tank half full with clean water. Start agitation or by-pass system.

When required, add correct amount of nitrogen source. Do not add nitrogen source when tank-mixing Basagran Forté with Pinnacle.

If required, add the correct amount of Pinnacle or Pursuit. For use on soybeans only. Continuous agitation is required to keep Pinnacle or Pursuit in suspension. When using the Basagran Forté + Pinnacle tank-mix, prepare a Pinnacle water slurry in a separate container with clean water before adding to spray tank on repeat tank loads.

Add correct amount of Basagran Forté and agitate 2 to 3 minutes.

Add remainder of water, agitate and spray.

If an oil film starts to build up in the tank, drain and clean tank with a strong detergent solution.